Bag-holder



(No Model.)

J. D. TIMMERMAN.

BAG HOLDER.

No. 461,291. Patented Oct. 13,1891.

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BAG-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 461,291, dated October13, 1891.

Application filed June 25, 1891. Serial No. 397,444. (No model.)

To all whom it 11mg concern.-

Be it known that I, JASON D. TIMMERMAN, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Spring Lake, in the county of Cayuga and Stateof New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBag-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in bag-holders.

The object of the invention is to provide a cheap and convenient devicefor holding bags with their mouths open for filling; and it consists inproviding a support with two swinging arms having knobs at their outerends and at intermediate points, so as to sustain bags of differentsizes; and the invention further consists in providing the swinging armswith spring bolts or catches for adjusting the same and one of the armswith a spring for throwing the same in one direction, all as will behereinafter fully set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a side view showing a bag sustainedby the supporting-arms.

A refers to a plate or support which is provided with lugs a, a, and awhich are apertured to receive the bent ends 1) of the arms orbag-supports B and B. Thelug a has ratchetteeth 0 formed on its edge,and but a single tooth or notch c is formed on the corresponding lug atthe opposite end of the support. The arms B and B carrysimilarly-constructed spring-projected bolts 0, which pass throughsuitable guides or eyes d d. The outer ends of these bolts are bent toprovide convenient hand-grasping portions. The downwardlybent end of thearm B is provided with a helical spring E between its supporting-lugs,one end of which bears against the support A, while the opposite endengages with the arm to throw the same in one direction or away from thearm 13. The outer ends of the arms B and 13 carry knobs e 6, over whichthe edge of the bag is turned, and said arms are also provided. withknobs ff, which are attached to slides f, adjustable upon the arms andretained in position by thumbscrews. It will be noted that theknobsfextend some distance above the mean level of the knobs, 6, so thatthe rear portion of the mouth of the bag will be considerably higherthan the front portion thereof. This is particularly desirable when thedevice is used to sustain mail-bags.

. The support A is adapted to be supported by a loop g, 'Whichmay bemade fast to a wall or standard.

When it is desired to secure a bagin place,

.it is placed over the knobs eandf, the arm B being moved so that thebolt will engage with the notch c, after which the opposite arinis swungto tighten or stretch the mouthof the bag.

When it is desired to release the bag, it is only necessary to push thearm B toward the arm B, which can be done without manipulating the bolt,and when the bag is removed the parts will be adjusted to receiveanother bagof the same size.

Havingthus described my invention, what i I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent. is

l. The combination, in asack or bag holder,

spring-projected bolts which are adapted to engage with the notched orserrated lugs, and means for connecting the bag to the supporting-arms,substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, in a bag-holder, of the plate or support havingpivoted arms secured thereto,said arms having spring-projected bolts forholding the same in a fixed position with respect to the support, and aspring E for throwing the armBto one side, and means carried by the armswith which the bag engages, substantially as set forth.

4. In a bag-holder, the combination of the pivoted arms B B, havingknobs e at their outer ends, and adjustable pins or knobs carried bysaid arms, substantially as set forth.

5. In combination with a bag-holder, the arms B and B, having slides f,with screwthreaded apertures, and knobs f, threaded for engagement withsaid apertures to provide adjusting means, the outer ends of the armshaving knobs e, as set forth.

6. The combination, in a bag-holder, of a support A, having pivoted armswith springprojected bolts and means for retaining a bag or sackthereon, a lug 0., having ratchet-teeth with which the bolt carried bythe armB enages, and a lug Z), having a single notch, to-

O b gether with a spring E, the parts being organized substantially asset forth.

JASON D. TIMMERMAN.

Witnesses:

DAVID E. WHITE, H. B. BORDEN.

